Portobello Mushroom Burgers

These Portobello Mushroom Burgers are absolutely bursting with flavour! With a simple 4 ingredient marinade, these are sure to be some of the best veggie burgers you’ve ever had!

It wasn’t too long ago I uploaded my Beetroot Burger which went down an absolute treat! So, I thought I’d come back with another veggie burger for you.

Let’s welcome to the party our good friend Portobello Mushroom.

Portobello mushrooms make perfect burgers for a couple of reasons. Firstly, they’re big and juicy. I don’t know about you, but when someone says ‘mushroom burger’ I always think ‘it better be a darn big mushroom otherwise this ain’t gonna work.’ Portobellos can hold their own in a bun, trust me.

Second is that they take on flavour so well. Let’s welcome a few more friends to the party

Portobello Mushroom Marinade

Balsamic Vinegar

Soy Sauce

Worcestershire Sauce

Garlic

Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper

The combination of balsamic vinegar and soy sauce works wonders on so many things, not just including burgers. It’s something I learnt from Iceland’s head chef at an event and have used it on some many things when grilling. Most famously my Mexican Chicken Burger!

With the addition of Worcestershire sauce and garlic, you get a really deep ‘beefy’ and delicious flavour.

How to marinate Portobello Mushroom Burgers

Clean your mushrooms with a damp cloth and remove the stalk.

Add your marinade to a zip lock bag.

Place in your mushrooms and move around with your hands to make sure they’re fully coated.

Marinate for 30mins or as long as you have time for. Even 5 mins will make a difference.

Grilled Portobello Mushroom Burger

These beauties are perfect for the BBQ, but we’re in the thick of winter now so pan frying is where we’re at. I don’t recommend baking these as you won’t get the same caramelization and therefore, they’ll be laking in flavour.

Speaking of caramelization…

Portobello Mushroom with Caramelized Onions

With all burger recipes, the toppings/fillings are usually all down to preference. However, I usually claim a few ‘non-negotiables’ – caramelized onions is one of them.

A lot of the juices stay in the pan after you’ve fried the mushrooms, the onions will soak this up and taste beyond delicious once they’re fried. For proper caramelized onions, you want to fry them low and slow, but here I make quick caramelized onions (with a little help from a tsp of brown sugar).

How to fry Portobello Mushrooms

Add your mushrooms face down to a pan over medium heat and fry for 4-5mins until soft.

Flip mushrooms over.

Add cheese and fry for another 4-5mins or until knife tender with the cheese melted. Remove from pan.

Add onions & sugar and continue to fry until soft and caramelized

When it comes to what cheese to use, here I’ve used Swiss, but also regularly use Cheddar.

How to make Portobello Mushroom Burgers (Full Recipe & Video)

These Portobello Mushroom Burgers are absolutely bursting with flavour! With a simple 4 ingredient marinade, these are sure to be some of the best veggie burgers you've ever had!

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: Vegetarian

Keyword: Portobello Mushroom Burgers

Servings: 4

Calories: 292kcal

Author: Chris

Ingredients

Mushrooms

4Portobello Mushrooms, stalks removed & cleaned as necessary

2tbspBalsamic Vinegar

2tbspSoy Sauce

1tbspWorcestershire Sauce

1tspGarlic

1tbspOlive Oil

Salt & Black Pepper, to taste

Burger

4Burger Buns

4slices ofTomato

4tbspHummus

4slices ofCheese, here I use Swiss

1largeRed Onion

1tspBrown Sugar

1handfulWatercress

Method

In a zip lock bag, combine your mushrooms with the marinade. Mix it around so all of the mushrooms are coated, then allow to marinate for 30mins, or as long as you have time for. Even 5mins makes the world of difference.

Place your mushrooms facing down on a pan over medium heat and fry 4-5mins. Flip, then top with cheese and fry for another 5mins or until tender. Timings will depend on the size and shape of your mushrooms.

Remove from pan, leaving any leftover juice, then add your onions. Fry until soft, then add sugar and continue frying until caramelised. For the best caramelised onions you want to fry low over a long period of time to release their natural sugars, but for convenience this works fine.

Top your bottom burger bun with hummus, then watercress, then tomato, next with your mushroom burger, topped with your onions and finished with the top bun. Enjoy!

Watch how to make it!

Recipe Notes

a) Calories - Based on the assumption that all the marinade is used, which is of course an over estimate. Also including the toppings listed in the recipe card. Calories per burger.

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Chris

Hey, I'm Chris! Thanks for stopping by. I believe that good food should bring a smile to your face and hug your soul with every bite. Here you'll find fun and delicious comfort food that even the most beginner of home cook can master. More from me? Just click the pic!